Porter v. O'Donovan
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Eakin. This is a suit by L. L. Porter against O. O’Donovan, Katherine M. Dwyer, A. J. Dwyer and E. P. McCarthy. 0 ’Donovan was the owner of the southwest quarter, the west half of the southeast quarter, the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter, and the south half of the' southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 10, in township 39 south, range 19 east of the Willamette meridian, containing 300…
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From Multnomah: Henry E. McGinn, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Eakin. This is a suit by L. L. Porter against O. O’Donovan, Katherine M. Dwyer, A. J. Dwyer and E. P. McCarthy. 0 ’Donovan was the owner of the southwest quarter, the west half of the southeast quarter, the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter, and the south half of the' southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 10, in township 39 south, range 19 east of the Willamette meridian, containing 300 acres of land, situate in Lake County, Oregon; lot 10, in block 2, Collinge addition to Portland; and the northeast…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Eakin
1. It appears that O ’Donovan is a man of weak mind and easily influenced; that he has been in this country only five or six years, and is a longshoreman by occupation. He was in fegr of some legal proceedings being brought against him by the plaintiff, Porter, and confided to one German and to defendant E. P. McCarthy the story of his troubles with Porter, his fear *6of litigation, and the condition of the title to his property, which he had conveyed to M. McCarthy. They immediately began to work on his fears and to take advantage of his confidence, and induced him to have a deed made by a…
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